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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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