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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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