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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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