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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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