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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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