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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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