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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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