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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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