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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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