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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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