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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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