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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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