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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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