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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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