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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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