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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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