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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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