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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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