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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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