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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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