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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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