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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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