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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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