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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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