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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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