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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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