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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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