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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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