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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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