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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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