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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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