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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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