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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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