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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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