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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have enabled students 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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