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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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