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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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