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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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