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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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