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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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