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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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