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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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