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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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