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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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