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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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