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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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