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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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