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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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