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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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