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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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