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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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