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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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