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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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