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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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