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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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