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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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