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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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