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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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