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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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