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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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