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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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