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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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