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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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