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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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