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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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