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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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