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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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