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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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