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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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