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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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