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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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