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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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