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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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