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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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