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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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