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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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