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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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