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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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