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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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