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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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