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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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