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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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