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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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