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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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