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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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