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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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