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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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