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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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