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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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