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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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