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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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