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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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