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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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