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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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