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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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