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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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