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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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