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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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