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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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