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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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