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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major 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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