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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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