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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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