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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting 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 exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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