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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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