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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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