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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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