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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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