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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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