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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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