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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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