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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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