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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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