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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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