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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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