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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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