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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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