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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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