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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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