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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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