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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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