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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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