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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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