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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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