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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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