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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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