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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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