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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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