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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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