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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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