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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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