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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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