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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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