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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about 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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