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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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