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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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