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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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