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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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