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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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