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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the 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 reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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