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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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