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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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