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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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