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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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