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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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