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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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