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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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