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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key 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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