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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important 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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