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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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