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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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