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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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