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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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