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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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