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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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