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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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