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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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