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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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