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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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