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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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