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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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