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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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