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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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