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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important 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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