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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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