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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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