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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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