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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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