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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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