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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire 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 issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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