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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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