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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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