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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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