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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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