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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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