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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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