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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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