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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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