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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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