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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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