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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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