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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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