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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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