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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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