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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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