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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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