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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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