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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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