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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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