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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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