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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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