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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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