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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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