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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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