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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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