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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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