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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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