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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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