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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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