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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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