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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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