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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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