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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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