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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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