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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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