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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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