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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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