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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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