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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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