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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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