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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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