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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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