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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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