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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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