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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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