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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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