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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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