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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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