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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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