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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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