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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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