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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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