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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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