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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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