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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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