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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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