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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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