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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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