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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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