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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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