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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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