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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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