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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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