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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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