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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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