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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the 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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