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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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