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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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 MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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