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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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