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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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