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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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