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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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