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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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