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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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