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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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