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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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