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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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