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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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