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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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