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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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