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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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