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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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