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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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