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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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