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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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