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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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