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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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