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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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