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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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