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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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