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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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