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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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