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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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