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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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