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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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