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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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