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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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