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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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