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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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