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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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