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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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