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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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