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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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