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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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