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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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