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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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