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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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