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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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