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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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