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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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