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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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