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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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