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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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