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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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