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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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