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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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