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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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