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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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