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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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