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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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