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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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