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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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