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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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