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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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