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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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