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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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