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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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