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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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