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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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