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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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