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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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