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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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