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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating 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 book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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