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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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