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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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