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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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