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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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