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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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