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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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