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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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