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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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