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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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