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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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