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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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