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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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