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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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