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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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