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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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