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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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