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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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