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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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