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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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