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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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