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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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