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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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