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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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