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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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