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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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