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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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