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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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