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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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