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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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