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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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