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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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