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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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