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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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