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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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