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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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