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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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