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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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