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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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