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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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