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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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