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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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