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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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