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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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