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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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