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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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