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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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