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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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