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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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