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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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