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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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