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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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