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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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