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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key 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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