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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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