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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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