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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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