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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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