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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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