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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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