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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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