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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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