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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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