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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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