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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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