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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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