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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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