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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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