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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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