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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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