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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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