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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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