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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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