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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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