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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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