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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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