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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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