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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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