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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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