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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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