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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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