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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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