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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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