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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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