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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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