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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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