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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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