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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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