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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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