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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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