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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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