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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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