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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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