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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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