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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 massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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