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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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