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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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