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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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