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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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