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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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