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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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