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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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