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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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