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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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