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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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