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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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