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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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