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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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