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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key 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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