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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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