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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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