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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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