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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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