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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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