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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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