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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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