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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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