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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key 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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