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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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