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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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