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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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