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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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