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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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