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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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