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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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