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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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