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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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