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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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