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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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