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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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