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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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