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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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