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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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