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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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