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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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