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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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