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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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