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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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