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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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