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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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