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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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