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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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