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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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