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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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