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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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