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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details 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 sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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