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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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