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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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