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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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