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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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