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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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