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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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