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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key 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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