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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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