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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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