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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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