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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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