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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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