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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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