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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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