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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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