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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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