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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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