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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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