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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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