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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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