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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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