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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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