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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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