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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important 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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