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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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