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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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