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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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