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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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