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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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