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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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