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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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