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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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