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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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