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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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