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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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