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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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