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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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