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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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