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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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