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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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