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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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