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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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