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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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