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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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