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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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