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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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