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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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