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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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