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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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