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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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