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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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