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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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