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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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