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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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