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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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