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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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