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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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