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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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