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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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