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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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