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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores 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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