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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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