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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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