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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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